# N62781: Beierlein Edward Lyle CHALLENGER II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beierlein Edward Lyle CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/beierlein-edward-lyle-challenger-ii) (registry code 0560352, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: CH20589B0426
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 21, 2004
- Certificate issued: April 29, 2024
- Expires: April 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A833C8
- Registered owner: [Rhoden Kenneth A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RHODEN%20KENNETH%20A)
- Location: [Union Center, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Union%20Center)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.6680° N, 102.6578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57787, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62781
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62781

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Beierlein Edward Lyle CHALLENGER II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N62781.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20070826018029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070826018029I), Aug 26, 2007: Amtr CHALLENGERII (N62781), Sedalia, MO, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated shortly after takeoff from a Private Airport, enroute to Sedalia, MO (dmo) the engine seized which led to an emergency landing. No…

## Reports on N62781 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N62781, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19780715044189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715044189I), Jul 15, 1978: Piper PA23250 (N62781), Concord, CA, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed near end of landing roll, no gear problem could be found. Pilot may have retracted.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N62781

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N62781 before.

- [Cancelled 1988-11-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62781-1988-11-18): Fairchild C-123K, S/N 54663. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Beierlein Edward Lyle CHALLENGER II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/beierlein-edward-lyle-challenger-ii/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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